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E. G. GIPE 8a 0. P. HILDRETH.

CASH CARRIER.

Patented May 5, 1896.

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(No Model) 4 Sheets-Sheet 3' E. 0'. GIPE 8: O. F. HILDRETH.

CASE CARRIER.

No. 559,700. Patented May 5, 1896.

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(No Model.)

E. G. GIPE 8v 0. F; HILDRETH.

, GASH CARRIER. No. 559,700 Patented May 5, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

EMANUEL C. GIPE AND CHARLES F. HILDRETH, OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNORS TO THE STANDARD STORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 559,700, dated May 5,1896.

Application filed December 3, 1894. Serial No. 530,6 '73. (N model.)

To a-ZZ whotm it may concern:

e it lrn own that we, EMANUEL C. GIPE and CHARLES F. HILDRETH, citizensof the United States of America, residing at 'Freeport, in 5 the countyof Stephenson and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful I1n- 'provements in Cash-Carriers, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improvements in IO cash-carriers, its objectbeing to improve constructions of that class in the particularshereinafter fully set forth and explained.

The invention is fully described and explained herein and shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is a side elevation of a lineembcdyin g our invention, the salesmans station and cashiers station atthe opposite ends of the line being both shown. Fig.2 is an enlargedside elevation of the wire supporting and tightening device at thesalesmans station, certain parts being removed to show construction.Fig. 3 is a top plan of the parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. at is a view,partly in rear elevation and partly in vertical section, of the sameparts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a view of the wire-supporting device atthe cashiers station, together with a part of the frame of thepropelling mechanism. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of certain parts shownin Fig. 5, the view being in the opposite direction. Fig. 7 is an endelevation of the parts shown in Fig. 6, the view being in the directionindicated by the arrow in Fig. (3 and the rubber stop shown in Figs. 5and 6 being removed. Fig. 8 is a View, partly in rear elevation andpartly in vertical section, of the front portion of the horizontal armof the frame of the propelling mechanism and the 40 yoke forming the endthereof, the plane of section being through the line 00 m, Fig. 1, andthe view being in the direction indicated by the arrow 8 in said figure.Fig. 9 is a view,

partly in vertical section and partly in front elevation, showing thearm E, the lever L and yoke L, and other cooperating parts, the plane ofsection being through the line'w as, Fig. l, and the view being in thedirection indicated by the arrow 9 in said figure. Fig.

10 is a front elevation of the wire-support D with its neck (Z andlateral lugs d.

In the views, A A are two standards at the salesmans and cashiersstations, respectively, each of the standards being; fastened to theceiling or other suitable support. 011 the lower end of the standard Ais secured a horizontal block B, adapted to support one or moreoutwardly-curved brackets C, Figs. 1 and 5, and correspondingwire-supports D, bolted to the lower face of the block, each supportbeing formed with a dependent neck (Z and laterally-projecting lugs d.The neck cl of each of the supports is adapted to receive a loop in atrack-wire TV, the end of the wire being coiled about the body thereof,as shown in Fig. 5, and accidental escape of the loop from the neckbeing prevented by the lugs (Z. In the end of the bracket 0 is pivotedthe upper end of the vertical member E of the frame of the propellingdevice used in driving the carrier proper along the track, the verticalmember E being integral with a horizontal arm E, Fig. 1, whose functionis hereinafter explained. The lower end of the vertical member E isformed with a horizontal projection c, terminating in a semicylindricalpart 6, Figs. 5 and 7, and a separate piece made up of parts c c,corresponding to the parts e e, is fastened to the lower end of themember E by means of a bolt Z), the two parts forming a clamp adapted toclasp the main wire W and also to hold in place a stop S, lying betweenthe seinicylindrical parts c 6". The wire XV being drawn taut and thebolt b being loosened, it is evident that the member E may be swung uponthe pivot at its upper end until the arm. F. is suitably adjusted withrelation to the wire, when the tightening of the bolt Z1 will secure theentire frame in position.

Upon the lower end of the standard A is sooured a two-part case F F, inwhose side walls are j ournaled two transverse shafts P P", Fig. 2,supporting ratchet-wheels R R, provided with engaging pawls p p. The endof the main wire W is fastened to the shaft P and may evidently be drawntaut by rotating the shaft in the proper direction, reverse rotation ofthe shaft and loosening of the wire being prevented by the pawl p. Theend of a guy-wire W is fastened to the second shaft P, and this wire mayevidently be tightened by the rotation of this shaft and held taut bymeans of the pawl 12. Upon the upper end of the case F F, which iscylindrical in form, is mounted a loose ringF, having at one point ofits margin an internally-screw-threaded boss f, adapted to receive theend of a guyrod N whose opposite end may be secured to any suitablestationary support, and this red and the wire XV evidently afford meansfor holding the lower end of the standard A securely in any desiredposition.

On each end of the wire is mounted a eylindrical stop G, encircling thewire and having its inner end preferably pointed, as shown in Fig. 5,its outer end being formed with an annular enlargement G. Theenlargement of the stop at the cashiers station lies between the platese 6 already described, and is held in place by a split key K, passingthrough the parts e e and lying in front of the enlargement. stop at thesalcsmans station lies between extensions f f, formed on the side wallsF F of the case already described, and is held in place by a similar keyK. The extensions 0 f f terminate in semicylindrical parts f adapted toinclose a stop S similar to the one shown at the cashiers station.

On the standard A at the salcsmans station is rigidly fastened an arm Elying immediately above the track-wire and approximately parallel withit, the function of this arm being the same as that of the arm E at thecashiers station already mentioned. Each of the arms is formed with anupwardly-projecting bracket H about midway between its ends, and to thisbracket is hinged the upper end of a swinging lever L, bifurcated at itslower end to form a yoke L. To each of the lovers, at a point near itscenter, is fastened the end of a cord I, extending toward thecorresponding standard and passing downwardly over a roller R, journaledin the arm, the lower end of the cord being provided with a handle a, bywhich it may be drawn downward. The free end of each of the arms E E isformed with a yoke E in whose lower ends are journaled oppositely-placedrollers R R, lying in vertical parallel planes. The ends of a cord 1 arefastened to each of the yokes E near its upper end,and each bight of thecord passes over a roller R in the corresponding end of the yoke L ofthe lever L and thence about the corresponding roller R of thestationary yoke E the central part of the cord forming a loop restingupon the wire TV. A carrier M of suitable form, provided with wheels mm, movesupon the track-wire in the usual manner and is adapted as itapproaches the standard at either end of the track to strike the loop atthe center of the corresponding cord 1 and draw it toward the standard,there- The enlargement on the by pulling the lower end of the lever Laway from the standard and intothe position shown at the salesmansstation in Fig. 1 and raising the handle 1' of the cord 1. hen it isdesired to propel the carrier away from the standard, the cord I isdrawn downward, thereby drawing the corresponding lever L toward thestandard and drawing the central loop of the cord away from the standardand giving the carrier an impulse upon the track. The position of thelever after the carrier has been propelled from the standard isillustrated in the view of the cashiers station in Fig. 1. It

I is evident that by means of the lever L and 3 the cord I, passingabout the rollers R R the movement of the handle of the cord 1 isgreatly multiplied in its transmission to the carrier and that a verysudden impulse and rapid movement may be thereby given to the carrierwithout unusual or increased effort of the operator.

The cylindrical stop G (shown at either end of the wire) is a simpletube of metal loosely encircling the wire; but we have found that itforms a perfectly-operating stop for gradually arresting the movement ofthe carrier and prevents all shock at either end of the line, no matterwhat force may be applied to the carrier in propelling it from the otherend. The carrier M is formed with an upward projection m, adapted toimpinge upon the stop as the carrier approaches the standard, the stopbeing thus pressed between the projection and the rollers m m. Theupward projection m by its pressure against the stop affords africtional resistance to the movement of the carrier, and this friction,while not sufficient to stop the carrier abruptly,

gradually decreases its speed and finally arrests its movement before itreaches the standard.

Having now described and explained our invention, what we claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the standards, A, A, and the track-wireflV,supported thereby, of plates, 0, e supported on opposite sides of thewire near one end thereof and connected by a suitable transverse bolt1), the tubular stop, G, encircling the wire and formed with the annularenlargement, G, lying between the plates, 6, c and the key, K, passingthrough said plates and preventing acciden ta-l movement of saidenlargement and stop.

2. The combination with the standard, A, the base, B, the bracket, 0,and the arm, E. pivoted to the-bracket and dependent therefrom, of thecoacting jaws, 6, 6 at the lower end of the arm, and a transverse boltconnectin g said jaws and adapted to press them together, the jaws beingadapted to clasp a track-wire supported by the standard and to fix theangle of the arm, E, thereto.

3. The combination with the standard and the track wire of the arm, E,supported above the track-wire and provided with a bracket, H, theswinging lever, L, dependent from the bracket, the propelling-cord, I,fastened to the lever at a point between its ends and passing over theroller, R, between the bracket and the standard, and the endless card,I, fastened to the end of the arm, E, and passing about rollers, R inthe lever, L, and R in the arm, the central portion of the 00rd being aloop adapted to rest upon the track-wire and to receive and propel acarrier 10 moving thereon.

EMANUEL O. GIPE. CHARLES F. HILDRETH. \Vitnesses:

H. H. ANTRIM, WM. OSLEN.

